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Humpback Whale Watching in the Mozambique Channel

Join a whale watching boat in the Mozambique Channel during the July to September season when thousands of humpbacks migrate past Nosy Be

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Hell-Ville Harbor Departure
Board a small motorized pirogue or catamaran from Nosy Be's harbor for the short trip to the canal's whale migration corridor
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Humpback Whale Sighting Zone
Between July and September, hundreds of humpback whales pass through the Mozambique channel, breaching, slapping and spying
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Meeting between mother and calf
Female humpbacks give birth in the warm canal water — approaching a mother nursing a calf is one of the most emotional wildlife encounters
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Whale Song Hydrophone Listen
Hydrophone equipment submerged in the water allows passengers to hear the complex 20-minute songs that male humpbacks emit underwater
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Spinner Dolphin Pod
On the return trip pods of 50 to 200 spinner dolphins often approach the bow — their acrobatic leaps are relentlessly photogenic
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Fish Eagle Cliff Coast Return
The boat returns along the rocky coast of Nosy Be where ospreys nest on volcanic rock walls above the turquoise waters